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Archaeosporales

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Higher classification
  
Glomeromycetes

Division
  
Glomeromycota

Rank
  
Order

Similar
  
Glomeromycota, Glomerales, Geosiphon, Kickxellales, Glomeraceae

Archaeosporales is an order of fungi best known as arbuscular mycorrhiza to vascular land plants (Tracheophyta). but also form free living endocyte symbioses with cyanobacteria. The free living forms have a Precambrian fossil record back 2.2 Ga, well before evolution of Tracheophyta.

References

Archaeosporales Wikipedia